Your Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute Foundation is proud to bring you this progress report on our Mission 20/20! program.As reported earlier, we have not only met our $250,000 goal but with the help of the Colorado and Wyoming Lions and outside interests, we’ve EXCEEDED our fund-raising goal which include matching grants from LCIF when approved.
We want to give a special Thank You to both Colorado 6 West and Wyoming SD15 for their dedication by working with our Grant Committee to help us with this very important project. When approved, we will be in the position to equip six additional examination rooms in the newly expanding Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute. This will allow the Institute to dramatically increase their client services.
The pledge/commitment form has been signed and presented to Ms. Ellen Goldberg and the Colorado University Medical Arts Foundation with the expectation of presenting our gift to the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute by April 2021.
As Lions around the world, our primary mission challenged by Helen Keller, is the effort to eliminate preventable blindness. Through the services, education and research of our Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, there is no better example to help achieve that goal.
Your RMLEI Foundation’s first step was to provide funding to establish the Eye Institute. With that accomplished, plus helping fund the expansions both past and now currently being constructed, we continue to expand sight-saving services available to our region. Your Foundation also supports the future needs for new equipment and capital improvements and provide financial assistance to the Institute’s Low Vision Rehabilitation Service. For information relating to this service, please contact RMLEIF by visiting our newly redesigned website, www.rmleif.org, in addition, for information about the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute visit www.eyeinstitute.org.
The RMLEIF Planning Committee is currently exploring several different options that will set the course of our next “goal” within the boundaries of our Mission Statement. Between consultation with the leaders of the Institute and considering the current needs throughout our area, we will be excited to announce our next objective very soon.
Your Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute is the only facility of its type between Canada and Mexico to the north and south, and Salt Lake City and Omaha to the west and east. The Institute serves residents throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
We extend our sincere Thank You to all the Lions Clubs in both Colorado and Wyoming for their continued support and wish you and your families well.
Sincerely, Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute Foundation